Thursday, November 16, 2017

There are a lot of scams, viruses, and
data breaches going around! It’s important to stay up to date on the latest
scams. At Network Services Group, we want you to be mindful of the things going
around so you can be proactive. We want you to know how to check to see if
you’re receiving emails from an unsolicited source.

Bogus Domain Name Renewals

We’ve seen a lot of this going on
lately. People receive an email telling them "This is your Final
Reminder… This Notice for: (YourDomain.com) will be terminated on September 11,
2017."

If you look closely, these emails
typically say something about being a solicitation, and that you’re under no
obligation, but that stuff is usually buried in the fine print.

Don’t be fooled. Don’t believe
unsolicited emails. Always check with a known and trusted source
first.

We’d much rather have you call or email us
to than to sign up for some bogus service that at best will take your money and
not provide anything in return, or worse — do something malicious such as steal
your personal or bank account information or lock you out of your domain.

Don’t be a victim. Choose to be proactive and learn what you
can do to prevent this from happening to your business and personal files. Contact
us for technical support in
Ann Arborand
the surrounding areas of Brighton, Novi and Livingston, Oakland, and Washtenaw
counties. At Network Services Group, we can help you get back on track. Need to
restore a back-up? Need help running a scan on an infected machine? We’re your
guys to get the job done right the first time!

Imagine if you hire technical support, but they only do half
the job. You’ll still be infected with a terrible ransom virus. Get the job
done right today by calling for technical support at our Ann Arbor office.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

We’ve all heard of the Equifax data breach. We’ve also heard about the WannaCry and other
viruses that infect all of your files and cripples your computers. It’s all over the news, and it seems like not
a day goes by when someone doesn’t get hacked.

On the other hand you might be receiving confusing emails
from your credit card company telling you that you failed their PCI compliance
scan. Just fill out our 50 page
questionnaire and fix these 20 security issues we found on your network and you
should be all set, at least until we repeat this process 90 days from now.

These are all related to computer and network security, and
you might be asking yourself what you really need to do to protect
yourself.

That’s a great question, and something we should all be
proactive about. What’s it going to cost
if you if your computers become infected and go down or you lose your
data? What’s your liability if someone
breaks in and steals your customer’s personal information?

The biggest mistakes we see in terms of network security
are:

Security is only an afterthought.

Not being proactive (no continuity plan to keep
things up to date with security patches)

Inadequate backups

Inadequate user training

Protect yourself.
Limit your liability. Talk to
someone who is an expert and experienced with working with small
businesses. We can help – contact us for
our free security checklist and recommendations for small businesses.

Network Services Group is located in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. We specialize in helping small
and medium sized businesses in Southeast Michigan (Wayne, Oakland, Washtenaw,
and Livingston counties) with their IT service, support, and security needs,
helping our customers experience the positive side of what technology has to
offer.